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chastenest

chastenest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of chasten.

Meaning of chasten

Verb

chasten (third-person singular simple present chastens, present participle chastening, simple past and past participle chastened)

  1. To make chaste.
    Synonyms:
    purify
  2. (archaic) To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement.
    • I will be his father, and he shall be my sonne: if hee commit iniquitie, I will chasten him with the rodde of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 7:14
  3. To render humble or restrained.
    Synonyms:
    restrain, moderate

Origin of chastenest

chasten + -est

Questions about chastenest

What is chastenest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chastenest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of chasten.

Words near chastenest in the dictionary

  1. chastenedness
  2. chastener
  3. chasteners
  4. chasteness
  5. chastenesses
  6. chastenest
  7. chasteneth
  8. chastening
  9. chasteningly
  10. chastenings
  11. chastenment

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